The Queen's Company, New York City's acclaimed (and first) all-female classical theater company, now in its 15th season, presents William Shakespeare's TAMING OF THE SHREW, directed by The Queen's Company Artistic Director Rebecca Patterson. TAMING OF THE SHREW runs now through May 1, 2016 in a limited engagement at the Wild Project, and BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

On Saturday, April 23 at 2PM Centenary Stage Company's Great Authors Out Loud Series presents Randall Duk Kim and Anne Occhiogrosso in 'THE PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY: Our Love Affair with William Shakespeare,' an afternoon of personal recollections, scenes and stories of Shakespeare's influence on Kim and Occhiogrosso's lives and careers for more than four decades and a special tribute to the First Folio of 1623, the text from which they have worked for forty years.

The Old Globe would like to invite friends, Romans, countrymen -- all of San Diego, in fact -- to join them in celebrating their resident playwright William Shakespeare's birthday with Happy Birthday, Mr. Shakespeare! on Saturday, April 23.

The Drilling Company's Shakespeare in the Parking Lot ensemble opens the third season of Shakespeare performances in Bryant Park with MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING set in the Post World War I Suffragette movement. This free production, directed by Hamilton Clancy, is one of three plays that is included in Bryant Park Presents Shakespeare and is offered from May 19 to June 4 on the Upper Terrace of Bryant Park, behind the New York Public Library. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the stars in costume!

The Queen's Company, New York City's acclaimed (and first) all-female classical theater company, now in its 15th season, presents William Shakespeare's TAMING OF THE SHREW, directed by The Queen's Company Artistic Director Rebecca Patterson. TAMING OF THE SHREW runs from tonight, April 16, through May 1, 2016 in a limited engagement at the Wild Project, located at 195 East 3rd Street between Avenue A and Avenue B in New York City. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the stars in costume below!

It's a story so familiar that it is practically part of our DNA. A boy, a girl, and a love that tries to beat the odds. For Seattle Shakespeare Company's production of ROMEO AND JULIET, director Vanessa Miller will use the play and stage space as a portal for a group of players trapped in a game that races to its final conclusion. 

The University of Montana is pleased to present ROMEO AND JULIET, one of Shakespeare's most popular and beloved plays. ROMEO AND JULIET runs in the Montana Theatre of the Performing Arts and Radio/Television Center on campus April 27-30 and May 3-7, 2016.

Going back to her start with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the career of acclaimed actress Helen Mirren has been punctuated by the works of William Shakespeare. Now, to help mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, Mirren comes to LIVE from the NYPL to reflect on the legacy of the prolific playwright.

We interviewed Mary Testa who will perform in Two River Theater's production of 'Pericles' from April 16th to May 8th. Testa spoke to us about her career, the show and working on the Red Bank stage.

On April 2, 2016, Santa Cruz Shakespeare held its official groundbreaking ceremony for its new theater, The Grove, in DeLaveaga Park, 501 Upper Park Rd. in Santa Cruz.

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company concludes its 2015-2016 season with a two-part theatrical event, pairing Shakespeare's Roman plays JULIUS CAESAR (tomorrow, April 8, through May 7) and ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA (May 13- June 4) back to back. BroadwayWorld has a first look at JULIUS CAESAR onstage below!

On April 22, 2016 The Drilling Company (producer of Shakespeare in the Parking Lot) and Bryant Park Corporation honor the 452nd Birthday of Shakespeare and the 400th anniversary of his death with a full day of events in Bryant Park, located at 6th Avenue and 42nd Streets, Manhattan.

William Shakespeare's THE TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD THE THIRD, currently presented at The Curtain Theatre produced by The Baron's Men, written around 1592 and has been debated in historical circles as often as it has been performed. There has been even more discussion about the iconic play and it's controversial plot since King Richard III's physical remains were discovered under a car park in Leicester, England in August 2012 and reinterred with royal honor in March of last year. When Shakespeare wrote his play, 100 years after Richard's death and the rise of the House of Tudor to power, it was incumbent upon the playwright to cast the ancestor of Elizabeth I (Henry VII) in the role of heroic savior and the old regime shown in as bad a light as possible. The Elizabethan audience would have equated evil with physical deformity, so the hunchbacked villain was born. After intense study of the recovered remains of the king, including a positive DNA identity test, we now know that Richard suffered from a severe spinal curvature but he did not have any other disability. We know that he was also a well seasoned battlefield general who, from an early age lead the forces of his older brother, Edward IV, to put down rebellion across the length and breadth of England during the waning years of the War of the Roses. The play features twelve murders attributed to Richard in the five acts, including ghosts of his victims who haunt his dreams. Historians have outright dismissed many of them as Elizabethan propaganda and have cast serious doubt on the remainder. Shakespeare endures where history fails and the fictional plots, plans and murders make for a gripping story, entertaining audiences for 400 years. I will admit to being a bit of a 'Ricardian', (a believer in the redemption of Richard III as a man) and have devoted years of study to the subject.

Frog & Peach Theatre Co., Inc will present an all-star benefit reading honoring Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer May 2 at The Greenwich House School of Music with a cast including Zach Grenier ('The Good Wife,' 'Deadwood'), Austin Pendleton ('Straight White Men,' My Cousin Vinnie'), and Peter Gerety ('Mercy Street,' The Wire') who will be reading from Shakespeare's darkest works.

Something interesting happens when you remove race as the primary motivator in Shakespeare's OTHELLO. The play's message about the progression of evil becomes even more universal. What was a story about a man destroying another man because of the color of his skin is now part of a larger more enigmatic narrative exploring hate, jealousy, and obsession from a less obvious perspective. It also reveals how masterfully Shakespeare wrote the nuances of human frailty.

Southwest Shakespeare Company's TWELFTH NIGHT, directed by David Vining, is a skillfully and smartly constructed and masterfully played production with scene pictures and performances that will linger well after the lights dim.

Kentucky Shakespeare announces its 2016 Shakespeare in the Parks tour. The seven-actor, 90-minute ROMEO AND JULIET will tour to twenty area parks this March through May, presenting free Shakespeare in various neighborhoods.

The Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company will present Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST at the Dog Story Theater, 7 Jefferson SE in Grand Rapids, on April 15-17 and 22-24.

Steppenwolf's LookOut and Second City Theatricals have teamed up to re-create a staged-reading of the smash hit musical, "The People vs. Friar Laurence, the Man Who Killed Romeo and Juliet" as part of Shakespeare 400 Chicago on Saturday, June 25 and Sunday, June 26 at 8:00pm.  

The Boiling Point Players presents the A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM mixtape replete with dance breaks and an all-female cast.

Austin Shakespeare's welcomes the public to a free 'Shakespeare Idol' - family-friendly celebration where students ages 12-19 perform Shakespeare speeches and scenes with commentary from professional judges. The event will be held on Sunday, April 2, 2016 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Long Center.

The Modern Shakespeare Project proudly opens its third season tonight, March 26th, with its first indoor production, HENRY VI.

Bad Quarto Productions, a theatre company specializing in performing modern theatre using Shakespearean staging techniques, will stage the first quarto of HAMLET, the earliest printed version of Shakespeare's most famous play.

Miami City Ballet's landmark 30th Anniversary Season culminates with an unprecedented reimagining of George Balanchine's magical full-evening ballet, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. Balanchine's classic choreography is the vehicle for Shakespeare's timeless tale of love, magic and illusion, with ravishing music by Felix Mendelssohn (including the famous 'Wedding March'). This reimagining includes all-new sets and costumes by artist Michele Oka Doner, and dramatic direction by playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney. BroadwayWorld has photos of Doner's stunning costumes in action below!

Titan Theatre Company opens the final production of its 2015-16 season this week, Shakespeare's epic political drama, JULIUS CEASAR. Performances will begin tonight, March 25th, at the Queens Theatre, and BroadwayWorld has a behind-the-scenes look at rehearsal below!